diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/openfirmware/debug.c b/src/system/boot/platform/openfirmware/debug.c
index 351aa050aa..6dd807ee55 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/platform/openfirmware/debug.c
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/openfirmware/debug.c
@@ -39,3 +39,14 @@ dprintf(const char *format, ...)
 	va_end(list);
 }
 
+
+void
+dprintf_no_syslog(const char *format, ...)
+{
+	va_list list;
+
+	va_start(list, format);
+	vprintf(format, list);
+	va_end(list);
+}
+